A Simple Christmas, by Mike Huckabee
Huckabee, Arkansas Governor and one of the presidential candidates in the 2008 election has written twelve autobiographical Christmas stories about life in a sleepy, small town where he and President Bill Clinton were neighbors. Both men came from poor families but managed to rise to Arkansas Governor, and Clinton became the President of the United States. The twelve stories are powerful and taken from Huckbee’s life growing up in Hope, Arkansas. In one of the stories, Huckabee’s wife survived cancer of the spine where the doctor had to remove the tumor which had become wrapped around the spine! The Huckabees were able to have three healthy children thanks to the successful operation which strengthened a twenty-year-old Huckabee’s faith in the God and the American dream. Some of the stories are sad,and the author writes in nostalgic, folksy language. Huckabee’s message is that hard work can move people from below the povery line to economic and political success. A Simple Christmas is an inspiring book that would make an excellent Christmas gift for readers who enjoy autobiographies.
